Book contents
- Leonard Bernstein in Context
- Composers in Context
- Leonard Bernstein in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Musical Examples
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Bernstein’s World
- Part II Conducting
- Part III Composition, Creation, and Reception
- Part IV Bernstein as Musical and Cultural Ambassador
- Chapter 20 Music Appreciation
- Chapter 21 Omnibus
- Chapter 22 The Young People’s Concerts
- Chapter 23 Israel
- Chapter 24 The USSR
- Chapter 25 Asia
- Chapter 26 Latin America
- Part V Connections
- Part VI The Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 22 - The Young People’s Concerts
from Part IV - Bernstein as Musical and Cultural Ambassador
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 April 2024
- Leonard Bernstein in Context
- Composers in Context
- Leonard Bernstein in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Musical Examples
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Bernstein’s World
- Part II Conducting
- Part III Composition, Creation, and Reception
- Part IV Bernstein as Musical and Cultural Ambassador
- Chapter 20 Music Appreciation
- Chapter 21 Omnibus
- Chapter 22 The Young People’s Concerts
- Chapter 23 Israel
- Chapter 24 The USSR
- Chapter 25 Asia
- Chapter 26 Latin America
- Part V Connections
- Part VI The Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
The growth of Bernstein’s career coincided with the growth of television, so many knew him through his broadcasts. His fifty-three hour-long award-winning Young People’s Concerts (1958−72) are among his most significant television work and were seen at their height by nearly ten million in the USA and in over forty countries. In each show, the maestro would expound on some musical principle, with clarity and appeal, accompanied by demonstrations by him and the New York Philharmonic. While the series clearly shows Bernstein’s brilliant pedagogy, a deeper story lies beneath. No other musician in the late twentieth century so fully addressed the issues of the day as did Bernstein, and no other classical musician has ever been so widely seen. Through his Young People’s Concerts, the maestro not only spread his love of music but also raised his artistic voice from this bully pulpit to work for a better world.
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- Leonard Bernstein in Context , pp. 183 - 189Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024